[ 2016-11-21 ]

Banning Keep Fits ‘lazy’ policing: Karbo
It is “an affront on people’s constitutional
rights” for the Ghana Police Service to even
entertain the possibility of banning Keep Fit
events organised by political parties, Anthony
Karbo, a Deputy Communications Director of the
main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has
said.

“Nobody can stop our constitutional rights. …
How is Keep Fit a threat to our security?
Corruption is a major threat to our security,”
Mr Karbo said in an interview with Kwame
Dwomoh-Agyemang on 12Live on Monday, 21 November,
in response to a hint dropped by the Director of
Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Supt.
Cephas Arthur, that the police could ban Keep Fit
events organised by political parties in the
lead-up to the 7 December polls if such events
keep sparking violence.

This follows two separate clashes between
supporters of the governing National Democratic
Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New
Patriotic Party (NPP) during such simultaneous
exercises.

The first one happened in front of the Nima
residence of NPP flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo. The
second happened at Asokore in the New Juaben
constituency a week later. Five people were
injured in the second incident and cars were
vandalised.

Speaking about the possibility of banning the
political health walks, Mr Karbo said: “… How
can these two isolated incidents all of a sudden
become a threat to our security?” In his
estimation, the clashes only expose the weaknesses
and unprofessionalism of the police.

He said were the police acting professionally,
these clashes would not be happening. “… When
the police allow themselves to be controlled by
party apparatchiks, that is what happens,” he
stressed, adding that resorting to a ban would be
“a lazy way of policing”.

Source - Classfmonline

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